[extropy-chat] Computer virus

[Emlyn O'regan]

Hey, I just got that one this morning. Lovely!
Emlyn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: natashavita at earthlink.net [mailto:natashavita at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 January 2004 7:37 AM
> To: extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> Cc: advisors at alcor.org
> Subject: [extropy-chat] Computer virus
> 
> 
> Friends,
> 
> "There is a new e-mail virus circulating that is hitting computers
> everywhere.
> 
> The virus--known as MyDoom, Novarg and as a variant of the 
> Mimail virus by
> different antivirus companies--arrives in an in-box with one 
> of several
> different random subject lines, such as "Mail Delivery 
> System," "Test" or
> "Mail Transaction Failed." The body of the e-mail contains an 
> executable
> file and a statement such as: "The message contains Unicode 
> characters and
> has been sent as a binary attachment."
> 
> When a computer is infected, the worm will set up a backdoor 
> into the system
> by opening TCP ports 3127 through 3198, which can potentially allow an
> attacker to connect to the computer and use it as a proxy to 
> gain access to
> its network resources.  In addition, the backdoor can 
> download and execute
> arbitrary files.
> 
> The worm will perform a Denial of Service (DoS) starting on 
> February 1,
> 2004. It also has a trigger date to stop spreading on 
> February 12, 2004.
> 
> Please check to make sure that your Norton Antivirus is 
> up-to-date.  If not,
> please run LiveUpdate and then reboot your computer."
> 
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